17 Chestnut Street, Southport, PR8 6QP

17 Chestnut Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6QP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 sits 307% above the 2000 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 68.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 125 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 24 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).